Aplysina fistularis
Yellow Tube Sponge
Maximum Size:
3.3 ft (1 m)
Longevity:
Unknown, likely hundreds of years.
Typical depth:
10–246 ft (3–75 m)
Behavior:
Yellow tube sponges are filter feeders that draw water into their structure in order to filter out plankton, detritus and bacteria. They do this continuously, night and day. Sponges are attached to the reef and unable to move. However, if a sponge is broken into pieces, each piece can grow into a new sponge.
Predators:
Hawksbill sea turtles
Did you know?
Sponges are among the oldest and most primitive animals on Earth – they have existed for at least 500 million years, which is long before the first dinosaurs roamed the planet.
